Algorithm to Determine Congressional Passion on a Given Issue

Working on an algo to determine extent of Congressional passion on a given issue. So far I have three inputs: 

1. Does it affect them or their legacy? 

2. Does it affect how other kids in class see them, i.e. other global ruling elites? 

3. Can it be used against the other party to gain more power for themselves? 

Scoring:

0-10: Congress could not care a fig. 

10-20: Congress mildly interested.

20-30: Congress much interested.  

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These criteria totally explicate why Jan 6th so excites Congress. It's sort of the off-the-richter scale event for Congress (scale 1-10): 

1. They were physically in the building, so 10. 

2. It was gigantic worldwide news and embarrassment so 10.

3. Can be used against Trump and any other political enemies so 10. This works both for Democrats and Republicans because most GOP officeholders want to Trump gone from scene. 

That score of 30 is the highest in U.S. recorded history! 

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FBI/deep state against Trump, Russia hoax, etc... (Score 28)

1. Yes, politicians co-opted by Chinese money were hurt by Trump’s anti-China actions as well as their partners in military industrial complex due to Trump view of NATO and wars.  So 8. 

2. Yes, Trump hugely embarrassing to other kids in class, i.e. European rulers.  So a 10. 

3. Yes, to dethrone Trump this is definitionally true. So a 10. 

This is a 28, second highest. 

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Kavanaugh hearing (Score: 20) 

1. Voting on SCOTUS candidates contributes hugely to their legacy. Everyone is watching: 9

2. Again, not much. Let's go 1 since Europeans don't care who is on court: 1

3. Yes, ding-ding-ding:  10

So that would be a score of 20. 

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Election Security (score 14): 

1. Not so much. They successfully entered office under current voting system and see no reason to mess with it:  3

2. Europeans don't care about our voting system: 1

3. Yes can be used as weapon. 10

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Decline of Manufacturing in U.S. (score 8): 

1. Not at all. Can still buy their BMW: 1

2. Europeans don't care what we build: 1

3. Both parties are globalist so hard to pin it on one: 6 

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Balancing Federal Budget (score 5): 

1. No, doesn't affect them unless a default on debt:  2

2. No, doesn't embarrass them to run huge deficit as many other countries do too:  1 

3. Not so much because neither GOP nor Dems care about debt nowadays: 2